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Westcon and F5 to offer range of proactive bot defences

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Seventy-five percent of data breaches start with identity attacks and the majority of these are now made by attackers using advanced automation techniques. These self-same automation techniques are now being used to scan applications for vulnerabilities, attack account credentials,...
Cybersecurity

What makes a WAF ‘advanced’?

Fundi Maseko -
While traditional web application firewalls (WAF) may have once been highly effective in mitigating application layer attacks, this type of solution now has trouble keeping up with the advanced capabilities and agility of attackers. This is according to an F5...
Cybersecurity

Combating the seven swords of cybercrime

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With automated tools and hackers for hire, cybercrime has turned into a game for profit. Recent research from F5 Labs shows that out of 429 reported breaches studied between 2005 and 2017, hackers gained $2.75 billion on the black...
Cybersecurity

The rise of security as a service in the evolving threat landscape

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The constant evolution of the global security threat landscape is playing a part in the rise of cyber ‘security as a service’ offerings. In addition, the evergreen discussion around cost modelling, namely the ‘Capex vs Opex?’ issue, is also...
Cybersecurity

Putting app security centre stage

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A strong performance lives long in the memory. It is the ticket that ensures audiences return wanting more. In business, every company survives on delivering complete customer satisfaction. Yet, one bad experience can undermine confidence and trade can quickly...
Cybersecurity

Service Providers urged to bolster defences against evolving IoT threats

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Application security company F5 Network encouraged EMEA service providers to step up their defences against large-scale Internet of Things (IoT) hijacks. The call to arms comes in the wake of the recent Mirai botnet, which infected hundreds of thousands of...
Enterprise IT

More network decomposition expected in 2016

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While the last 10 years has seen network functions consolidated into a single physical appliance, the move from the physical to the virtual world is now producing the opposite effect that will accelerate further in 2016, according to KEMP...
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Infobip Introduces WhatsApp Voice Calling for Businesses

Cloud communications platform Infobip has announced the launch of WhatsApp Business Calling, a new feature that enables businesses to...
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